Glasgow University Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union
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club at the
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals; ) is a Public university, public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the List of oldest universities in continuous ...
in
Scotland
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. The men's side play in the university league; the women's side play in the .
History
GURFC was formed in 1869 and is one of the university's oldest student groups, predating the
Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA), to which it is now affiliated.
The team plays in black and gold, the colours of the university.
The club is a founding member of the
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; ) is the Sport governing body, governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Now marketed as Scottish Rugby, it is the second-oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league sys ...
and has fielded thirteen full internationalists.
In a remarkably successful 2016/17 season the 1st XV finished 1st in BUCS Scottish 1A as well as winning the BUCS Trophy. The 2nd XV finished 4th in BUCS Scottish 2A as well as reaching the final of the Scottish Conference Cup. The 3rd XV narrowly missed out on promotion coming 2nd in BUCS Scottish 4A. The club also had 7 representatives in the Scottish Students squad who defeated the Scotland U19s in February.
Involved in multiple controversial incidents, the club has been branded a ''shambles'' both internally and amongst the wider student population in recent years.
Glasgow University Sevens
Glasgow University runs its own Sevens tournament. This began in 1898 with a tournament at Gilmorehill.
Honours
Men
* Glasgow University Sevens
** Champions: 1950, 1971
* Clydesdale Sevens
** Champions: 1994
* Bearsden Sevens
** Champions: 1969, 1979
* Kilmarnock Sevens
** Champions: 1940, 1945
* Ayr Sevens
** Champions: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954
* Greenock Sevens
** Champions: 1951, 1952
* Helensburgh Sevens
** Champions: 2013
*Tennents west reserve league division 3 north
** Champions: 2022
* North East Sevens
** Champions: 2019
Notable players
Men
The first GURFC cap was
Duncan MacLeod in 1886.
[Jones, p42]
*
Hugh MacKintosh
Hugh Ross Mackintosh (31 October 1870 – 8 June 1936) was a Scottish theologian, and parish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1932.
Life
He was born in Paisley on 31 October 1870, where hi ...
, 16 caps, 1930–32.
[
* Louis Leisler Greig, and 1903 British Lions.
* Arthur Smith, 33 caps for ][Massie, pp145-147]
* Henry Melville Napier, capped for Glasgow District while with the university, later capped internationally for in 1877-79 when at West of Scotland. Became a noted shipbuilder and founder of Napier and Miller.
* Neil Cameron
* Adam Nicol
* Alexander Stevenson
*George Robb George Robb may refer to:
* George Robb (footballer) (1926–2011), English footballer
* George Robb (rugby union) (1858–1927), Scottish rugby union player
* George S. Robb (1887–1972), United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient ...
* Alexander Malcolm
SRU presidents
Former Glasgow University players have been President of the SRU:
* 1888–89 Robert Bruce Young
References
;Sources
*Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, )
*Jones, J.R. ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Football'' (Robert Hale, London, 1958)
*Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )
External links
Men's team
at the University of Glasgow
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Clubs and societies of the University of Glasgow
University and college rugby union clubs in Scotland
Rugby union teams in Scotland
Rugby union in Glasgow
Sports clubs and teams in Glasgow
Rugby clubs established in 1869
1869 establishments in Scotland
Sport at the University of Glasgow
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